Chapter 24
Dean woke up the next day so anxious to get out of the hospital. He just can't wait to get to the office to talk to Roman and Seth. He needs to call Stephanie to see if she can set up a private meeting with them. He can't wait for them to get out of work to tell them. He's still trying to figure how to tell them. This is an unusual situation for all of them. Especially him. He is the one pregnant. Then he thought about the other pregnancies he had, and lost. What would the babies be like? Would Randy have changed? These questions and more are running thru Dean's head. But after a couple of minutes, he shook those out of his head. That was the past, this is now. And he can have a future with Roman and Seth, with their kids. Dean smiled while rubbing his belly. He never thought he would do something like this. It feels weird, he admits that, but in a good way.
Phil came in. It is the start of Phil being with Dean everywhere he goes. That is another thing he has to tell Roman and Seth. That he has a bodyguard. At least he still has his apartment. And he's glad Stephanie did talk him into getting the couch that turns into a bed. It did cost more, but in case if someone did have to stay, they did have a place to sleep. Dean has his clothes packed, and now just waiting for the doctor to come in. He's glad Stephanie did bring him some new clothes. His other clothes is starting to get a little small. Since there are three, he is bigger than normal. Plus, he's been out for about three months or so.
He looked at himself in the mirror. Dean didn't know what to think. He turned to the side, then the other side. Trying to figure how he can hide his stomach. He gave up. He'll just have to wear the shirt outside of his pants.
"Wish she would get here." Dean said anxiously.
Then Dean started pacing back and forth in his room.
"Dean, calm down. She'll get here." Phil told him.
"Can't help it. I want to get to the office and talk to them." Dean said fast.
Then a few more minutes, Dr. Reed came in.
"Sorry it took me so long. Had to talk to your other doctor. I set up your first appointment two weeks from today. So May 17th at 9am. Stephanie gave you the day off." Dr. Reed said.
And before Dean could say anything, Dr. Reed asked a question. "And have you thought about Lamaze class?"
"I would be out of place there." Dean said. I would be the only man there. And I don't want the stares. I'm probably going to get that at work as it is. I'll probably find out who my real friends are after this." Dean responded back.
"Don't worry. This is a special group. It is for men who are pregnant. Yes, there are more like you here in the city. Of course, it will be a small group, including you…about four." Dr. Reed said.
"I don't know." Dean said.
"I think it will be good for you Dean." Phil said. "And you will be with others just like you." Phil continued. Then he smiled.
Dean looked at Phil. "I hate you right now." Dean said.
Dean knew Phil is right.
"Okay. I'll do it." Dean agreed.
After about another hour, Dean is finally free of the hospital. Phil is driving him to the office. Dean called ahead and told Stephanie they are coming. And if there is a conference room free that he could use to talk to Roman, and Seth. She said yes, and she'll talk to Roman and Seth before he gets there.
Dean hung up the phone and smiled. He looked at Phil.
"You look like a kid in a candy store." Phil said. He seen the huge smile on Dean.
Dean and Phil finally got to the office. Dean got out of the car before Phil even turned off the car. He is dancing around waiting for Phil.
"Calm down Deano." Phil chuckled.
"I just want to get up there and talk to them. I don't want nothing to go wrong." Dean said.
Dean got into the elevator, then Phil went after him.
Phil had to laugh. He's watching Dean dancing to 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' from Jimmy Buffett. Shaking his hips from side to side.
"You are excited." Phil said laughing.
"Yes." Dean said
The elevator doors opened and Dean stepped out. He seen Nattie first.
"Dean!" Nattie shouted. Then came running up to Dean and gave him a big hug.
"You put on some weight." Nattie said while patting his tummy.
"Well…" Dean started to say.
"Hi Dean." Said a voice behind him. Dean knows that voice. Dean turned around and seen Randy. He has a huge smile on his face. Dean got worried. He knows Randy is up to something.
"How are you feeling?" Randy asked.
"Fine." Dean said slowly. Dean doesn't know what Randy is up to, but he knows he's up to something.
"What do you want Randy? Dean asked.
Then Randy smiled real big, and before Dean knew what is happening…
"Dean, when were you going to tell me I'm going to be a father?" Randy shouted.
Dean looked at Randy shocked. "How did he find out?" Dean thought.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Dean told Randy.
Randy chuckled. Everyone is looking at them now. Dean didn't see Roman and Seth come out of the conference room behind him, but Randy did.
"Remember when your new boyfriend threw me out of the room, I didn't leave right away, and snuck back in when the doctor gave you that examination." Randy said.
Dean's eyes got real big. He looked around, and everyone is whispering.
"Come on Dean, show me and everyone your stomach. Show daddy his baby." Randy said loudly. Then he grabbed Dean's shirt and tried to pull it up. He didn't get it all the way up, but did lift it far enough for everyone to see the bump on Dean.
Dean started to tear up. He looked again, and some now were smiling and giggling. Dean wanted to get out of here, but first he needed to talk to Roman, and Seth. Then he turned and seen Roman and Seth standing there in disbelief. Dean stepped forward to them, while Seth stood there, Roman took a step back. Dean couldn't believe it. Then he looked at everyone in the office, and he felt betrayed by the people he thought are his friends.
Dean couldn't leave by the elevator, it would take too long. He turned and went to the exit door and left. He did it so fast, Phil couldn't stop him. Then Phil turned around to face Randy. Randy backed up. He knew what Phil is thinking and going to do. So Randy hurriedly backed up. He smiled because he knew he is out of Phil's reach. Randy turned around, but he seen someone else. He smiled. He knew this person couldn't do anything. But before Randy could leave, this person just hauled off and punched Randy square in the jaw. Randy went down. And there stood AJ.
Then as Randy got up, he was hit again. But this time by Nattie. Randy went down again. His eyes were closed. He was out.
Phil ran over to Randy. "He's still alive." Phil said as he looked up to AJ and Nattie.
"Damn." AJ said. Some others laughed.
Then AJ looked at everyone. "I can't believe you would laugh at someone who would bend over backwards to help any of you guys. Shame on you…all of you! I thought you are his friend. Guess not. Shame!" AJ yelled at everyone in the office.
But before she could leave. Phil stood in front of her. "That was great! Love a woman who can throw a punch." Phil said to her. Then before she knew what is happening, Phil grabbed her and kissed her. Then he let go, and went over to Stephanie.
"Do you know where Dean would go?" Phil asked.
"In his state of mind, I don't know." Stephanie said. "And I need to give AJ a bonus for doing that." Stephanie continued.
"ROMAN! SETH!" Stephanie yelled. "WILL YOU PLEASE COME TO MY OFFICE NOW!" Stephanie yelled.
Roman and Seth walked over to Stephanie and went into her office.
"Please sit." She said sternly.
"I know the news that Randy announced is shocking, but yes, it's true." She told them. "But what isn't true is who the father is. Randy is wrong there. He's not the father, or William. So get them out of your minds." She continued.
"His pregnancy is unusual. It's rare, but it can happen. And Dean has gotten some news while in the hospital. Shocking news about himself. And it's all new and frightening to Dean." Stephanie told them.
"Like what?" Seth asked after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"Well, like finding out he is producing more estrogen, than testerone. Along with him having a uterus, and he can and did get pregnant. He found all this out within weeks of all his news." Stephanie explained.
Seth and Roman just sat there with disbelief.
"This is new, and he's scared. And you two are acting like asses! Just when he needs you both, you didn't step up out there with Randy. You two just stood there, doing nothing!" Stephanie shouted. Then she hit them both on the head.
"We agree with you." Seth whispered. "We both acted like asses." Seth continued.
"Wait, you said Randy and William are not the father. Then who is?" Asked Roman.
"Well, that is another tricky situation. Have you heard of heteropaternal superfecundation?" Stephanie asked.
"Yes. It's when a woman can get pregnant by two different men." Seth said.
Stephanie and Roman looked at Seth.
"What? I watch the medical channel." Seth responded.
"Wait. You mean Dean is pregnant by two men?" Roman asked.
"Yes, and the two men are both of you." Stephanie told them.
Roman and Seth just looked at each other, then at Stephanie.
"Seth is the father of twin boys, and Roman is the father of a girl." Stephanie told them.
Stephanie grabbed her water pitcher and dumped half on Roman, and the other half on Seth.
"What…what happened?" Seth asked.
"You both fainted." Stephanie told them.
"We did?" Asked Seth.
"Yes, why do you think you are wet Seth?" Stephanie responded.
"Can't believe it. We are both going to be fathers." Roman said.
"And let you know, Phil out there is going to be following Dean around for a little bit." Stephanie told them.
"We need to find him." Seth said.
"Where can he be?" Roman asked.
"That I don't know. And we better find him. Considering Steve and Kyle are still out there." Stephanie told them.
Seth started to laugh. Stephanie and Roman looked at him.
"What?" They both asked him.
"Now I wish paid more attention of the punch that both Nattie and AJ gave Randy." Seth told them.
Then they all laughed.
"If you want, I can get you a recording of it." Stephanie told them.
They looked at her.
"I have cameras around the floor for safety and other reasons." Stephanie told them.
They just kept looking at her.
"Just don't do anything around here that you don't want anyone to know about." Stephanie said. Then she winked at them.
Roman and Seth got up and left to look for Dean. Stephanie got on the phone calling security, asking them if Dean has left the building. Security checked and said he hasn't.
Roman and Seth talked about where Dean could go. Nattie, AJ, Tyson, and Cesaro came over to them.
"You're not going to hit us are you?" Asked Roman.
Tyson, Cesaro, and Seth all laughed.
"Funny. But we will for the way you treated Dean though." Said Nattie.
"Where would he go? He hasn't left. Stephanie texted me saying he hasn't left. So he's still somewhere in the building. But where?" AJ said.
They all didn't know where Dean could have went.
"Wait. I think I know where Dean might have went." Seth said. "When we first came here, Dean showed us around. And he did show us his favorite spot." Responded Seth.
"Dean actually showed you his spot?" Tyson said.
"Yeah." Seth said.
"You must be special if he showed you his special place." Tyson responded.
"Only Stephanie knows where." AJ said.
Roman and Seth left to talk to Dean.
Roman and Seth are in the stairwell, and went up the stairs.
They get to Dean's spot, but Dean wasn't there.
"Where can he be? He hasn't left the building, then where can he be?" Seth asked.
"Don't know pup. Hold on." Roman responded. Then Roman got out his phone and dialed someone.
"Hi Steph. Yeah, we are here at Dean's spot, but he's not here. Do you know any other place Dean might go?" Roman asked.
"Thanks." Roman said. Then he hung up.
"There is one other place she said he might go. There's a couch in there. And since he is, well you know…pregnant." Roman told Seth.
Then Roman told Seth to follow him. They went two floors down, and went through the door to the floor. Seth followed Roman to a room. It is dark, but Roman didn't turn on the light. He went over to the other side of the room where the couch is facing the wall. Roman looked, and there is Dean, sleeping.
"Dean." Roman whispered.
Dean stirred. Roman went to the end where Dean's head is. He squatted down. He leaned over and whispered his name again. Dean mumbled in his sleep. Roman never knew that Dean is such a heavy sleeper. Then he remembered, they never slept in the same room when they were together.
Then Roman squeezed in between the wall and the couch. He squatted down, and kissed Dean softly on the lips.
Dean slowly opened his eyes, and seen Roman in front of him.
Roman smiled at Dean.
"Hey baby boy." Roman whispered.
Roman could see that Dean has been crying. His eyes were red, and puffy. Then Dean looked up and seen Seth.
"What are you doing here?" Dean asked as he sat up.
"Well, we are here to apologize to you. We shouldn't have acted that way when Randy announced about your…your…pregnancy." Roman said as he gestured to Dean's stomach.
"Yeah, it was a shock to me when I first heard about it. But after a while, I got used to it. I know it's a little weird, but I like the idea of being pregnant." Dean told Roman and Seth.
"It makes me feel like I'm doing something important. When I was growing up, I didn't feel worthy. I wanted to die. But now, I do feel…important." Dean continued to say to them.
"Stephanie told us everything. We feel bad, and you shouldn't have to go through this alone." Roman told Dean. "And we are going to be there for you." Roman continued.
Dean looked at Roman. Dean knew Roman is telling the truth. Then he looked at Seth. He looked at Dean and nodded his head.
"I…we are so sorry Dean. I love you, Roman loves you. Just shocked that we are going to be fathers. And the thing is, we want to be fathers. We were planning to adopt, but guess we don't have to now. And this is even better than adopting." Seth explained.
Seth came over to Dean and sat down next to him, and Roman on the other side of him. They both rested their heads on Dean's shoulders.
"Okay, okay. I forgive you." Dean laughed.
"Can we touch your stomach?" Seth asked.
Dean looked at them. He could see they wanted to. They look like two little kids waiting to open Christmas gifts.
Dean lifted up his shirt exposing his stomach. Roman and Seth looked and slowly reached out to touch his stomach. They touched, and all three felt something. It was a special moment for all three.
"So, I'm going to be a father of a little girl." Roman said.
"Yes." Dean said. He smiled big to Roman.
"I've always wanted a girl." Roman continued to say.
"Two boys for me." Seth said proudly.
"We are going have to come up with names." Seth said.
"And when is the due date." Asked Roman looking at Dean.
"December 15th." Dean responded.
"I figured we can decorate their rooms, and when the babies are born, that is when I can move in with you two. If that is okay with you two?" Dean asked.
"That sounds good." Roman said.
"Yes. And happy you decided when you are going to move in with us." Seth laughed.
Then Seth grabbed Dean's chin, and he leaned in and gave him a kiss on the lips. It was a soft kiss. But Dean could still tell Seth is serious. Then Roman turned Dean to him, and gave him a kiss. Then he touched Dean's forehead with his forehead.
"Now, we'll have to go shopping." Roman said. "You have no choice Dean. You are stuck with us." Roman continued. Then he smiled. Dean smiled back.
But there is still something wrong. Roman can see it on Dean's face.
"Hey baby boy. What's wrong?" Roman asked. "You seem a little down." He continued.
Dean looked up, looking into Roman's eyes.
Roman can see Dean smiling, but he could tell Dean is sad.
"I know something is wrong." Roman said. "And don't try to deny it either." Roman told him.
"Come on, tell us. We won't get upset." Seth confirmed it.
"Well, Roman and you are married, and me…I feel like the mistress." Dean told them.
Dean looked at Seth, then Roman. Dean seen the concerned in Seth's face. But when Dean saw Roman's face, he seen him smile.
"Is that what you are worried about?" Roman chuckled.
"That is what I was talking to Stephanie about when Randy told you about Seth and I being married. I wanted to see what I could do legally about you being part of our family. Legally we can't get married, but we can have a civil ceremony instead. We can have a judge bless the union, and Stephanie says she knows a judge that can and will do it for us. All three of us would be in front of the judge and he can bless our union. Say some words, and exchange rings. And also what we can do for the company insurance, and benefits. Even though we are not going to be legally married, but if we live together before the babies are born, and show our ceremony papers, you can be on our insurance." Roman explained to Dean.
"Really?" Dean asked.
"Yes." Roman told him.
Dean smiled.
"Well, let's do this properly. Come with us." Roman told Dean.
All three got up, and Dean wondered what Roman meant about his last statement. Before Dean can say anything, Roman and Seth got up and both helped Dean off the couch.
"What are you going to do?" Dean asked.
"You'll see." Is all Roman told Dean.
They walked to the elevator, and got on. There wasn't much being said. Dean tried to say something, but Roman would shush him.
They got off their floor. As soon as they stepped off the elevator, AJ, Nattie, Tyson, Cesaro, and Phil went over to them.
All at once, everyone is asking Dean questions.
"QUIET!" Roman yelled.
Stephanie came over to see what's going on.
Roman and Seth looked at each other and smiled, then they both got down on their knees. Roman pulled out a box, then Seth pulled out a box to. Dean couldn't believe it. Are they both proposing?
"Dean, we love you and want to spend our lives with you. Will you be with us?" They both said in unison.
Everyone gasped. AJ started jumping.
Dean couldn't believe what he just heard. His head is spinning, and his heart feels like it's going to jump out of his chest.
He looked around at everyone. AJ and Nattie nodded their heads yes. Tyson, Cesaro, Phil smiled at him.
Dean looked at Roman and Seth.
"Yes! Yes, I want to spend the rest of my life with you…both of you." Dean said back.
Everyone shouted with excitement.
"EEEEEEEE!" AJ shouted.
"Thanks. Think I'm deaf now." Phil said.
Everyone laughed.
"Shut up." AJ said, then stick out her tongue at him.
Roman and Seth both stood up and hugged Dean.
"Let's put these on." Seth said.
Roman put his ring on Dean's finger, then Seth put the other ring after it. The rings fit together.
"We want to get a special set made to show all three of us are together." Roman said.
"That sounds great!" Dean exclaimed.
"Now have to figure out when for you to move in." Seth said.
"Maybe a couple months. I can take some vacation time then and move in." Dean responded.
"Sounds good." Roman said.
"Ah, what about me?" Phil asked them.
"Dean will still be at his apartment for two months, and go from there." Roman said to Phil.
"Sounds good." Phil said back.
"Where are you going to have it?" Nattie asked.
"You going to have bridesmaids?" Asked AJ
"Hold on everyone. Roman, Seth and I need to talk more about it. And soon as we figure out the details, I will tell you." Dean told them.
Then Roman grabbed Dean and kissed him.
"You are not going to outdo me." Seth said. Then he grabbed Dean and kissed him.
Everyone cheered.
Randy left mad.
"This isn't over Dean." Randy mumbled to himself. Then he disappeared into his office.
"What are you going to name the babies?" Cesaro asked.
"Don't know yet. We'll have to talk about that to." Dean told them.
Then Roman and Seth hugged Dean.
"Now finally going to be a family." Dean whispered to them.
Roman and Seth and smiled.
"Yes baby boy, we are going to be a family." Roman whispered back.
"Family." Seth said.
Then they all got sandwiched in by their friends for a big hug…
Dean is on top of the mountain now!